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A secondary report corroborates that the rapid Hunga caldera collapse was linked with an approximately 40-metre tsunami and destructive underwater density currents affecting communication cables. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Hunga Volcano's Seafloor Collapse in 2022 Unleashed a Cascade of Extreme Hazards · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:74089f025ce905e81210f9670702b0b5095dba6534d8045ea43d1d22cce4ba69

This structural failure displaced 8.9 cubic kilometers of material, acting as a primary driver for extreme hazards including a 40-meter tsunami, a stratospheric eruption plume, and destructive underwater density currents that severed communication cables.